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New Museums
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Gamla Uppsala
The newest contribution to the museums in
Uppsala is the Gamla Uppsala Historical Centre. The museum
was opened in May this year and is situated in the historical
spot of the Royal burialmounds. This is the place where
the ancient legends meet the documented history of Sweden.
Moreover, it is regarded as one of the largest burialmounds
in Scandinavia. The exhibition presents myths from the times
before Sweden was named Sweden, and there are artefacts
from Ynglinga kings, who were part of an international aristocracy.
The exhibition also shows burial founds from the 6th – 10th century and how burial rites gradually changed over time.
The exhibition ends in the 13th century when the worshipping
of Frej gave way to the belief in Christ, and a cathedral
was built.
Museum Gustavianum
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edifice Gustavianum, constructed in 1620, is the oldest
University building in Sweden. It was the main building
of the University until the 19th century. The
Museum Gustavianum was opened in June 1997 and offers collections
from the history of science. Here is the famous Augsburg
Art Cabinet alongside interesting inventions such as the
Celsius' thermometer. There is also information about the
history of the University from the year 1477. In the 17th
century Olof Rudbeck built a large cupola with a sundial
on the roof of Gustavianum. Inside the hall looked like
an amphitheatre. In the middle of this theatre, with room
for 200 observers, there was a table. Dissections became
in this time a part of the medical study, but the lectures
were also open to the general public. Today the Anatomical
Theatre shows an exhibit on early anatomical and medical
studies. (www.gustavianum.uu.se)
Cultural Session 2000
The Council for the Stockholm – Mälar Region
and the Culture Foundation in Uppsala are the initiators
for the Annual Cultural Sessions in the Mälar Region. The
Sessions are dialogues between different actors with the
aim of creating better conditions for culture as a part
of today's society. The purpose of the Cultural Sessions
is to create a meeting point for culture and business in
the region and also to manifest a mutual exchange between
culture, business and higher education. This year's session
takes place in November. The focus of the Cultural Session
2000 is Regional Development and the Regional Contracts
of Growth and what these contracts mean for culture.
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